Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on a Tour is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on a Tour is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CORA 'S RESOLVE For a moment Cora was dumfounded. Duncan Bennet a close friend of Clip! The next moment the riddle was solved. "Why, of course you know Clip," she said. "She goes to your college."
Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on a Tour is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
From this reading “Duncan Bennet a close friend of Clip!”
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
From this reading “Duncan Bennet a close friend of Clip!”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “"She goes to your college."”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “CORA 'S RESOLVE For a moment Cora was dumfounded.”
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading “Duncan Bennet a close friend of Clip!”
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “CORA 'S RESOLVE For a moment Cora was dumfounded.”
pierce with many holes
From this reading “The next moment the riddle was solved.”
explained or answered
From this reading “The next moment the riddle was solved.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CORA 'S RESOLVE For a moment Cora was dumfounded.
avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
From this reading Duncan Bennet a close friend of Clip!
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
From this reading Duncan Bennet a close friend of Clip!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Duncan Bennet a close friend of Clip!
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading "She goes to your college."
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading CORA 'S RESOLVE For a moment Cora was dumfounded.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Why, of course you know Clip," she said.
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading CORA 'S RESOLVE For a moment Cora was dumfounded.
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading Duncan Bennet a close friend of Clip!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CORA 'S RESOLVE For a moment Cora was dumfounded.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Duncan Bennet a close friend of Clip!
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "She goes to your college."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Why, of course you know Clip," she said.
a particular point in time
From this reading CORA 'S RESOLVE For a moment Cora was dumfounded.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next moment the riddle was solved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Duncan Bennet a close friend of Clip!
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading CORA 'S RESOLVE For a moment Cora was dumfounded.
pierce with many holes
From this reading The next moment the riddle was solved.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading CORA 'S RESOLVE For a moment Cora was dumfounded.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why, of course you know Clip," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, of course you know Clip," she said.
explained or answered
From this reading The next moment the riddle was solved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next moment the riddle was solved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She goes to your college."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CORA 'S RESOLVE For a moment Cora was dumfounded.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, of course you know Clip," she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, of course you know Clip," she said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She goes to your college."
Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on a Tour by Margaret Penrose holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 24 holds 84 sentences of The Motor Girls on a Tour, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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